Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives » Wikipedia http://citizenjournalism.me Tue, 10 Aug 2010 10:31:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Chapter 20: Wiki Journalism http://citizenjournalism.me/the-book/section-three-future-challenges/chapter-20-wiki-journalism/ http://citizenjournalism.me/the-book/section-three-future-challenges/chapter-20-wiki-journalism/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:08:39 +0000 Einar Thorsen http://citizenjournalism.me/?page_id=64 Continue reading →]]> Few technological innovations invite forms of use as distinct from traditional journalistic practice as wikis. Bradshaw examines the emergence of wiki-based citizen journalism in Chapter 20, evaluates its strengths and weaknesses, and proposes a taxonomy of its different forms. Wikis are “blogs 2.0,” he argues, since their technology forces a collaborative practice that transcends the linear communications flow of blogs and discussion forums. Wikis offer a single place for the distributed discussion of blogs to take place, where the community deliberates to reach (ongoing) consensus by making changes to the original text.

Author: Paul Bradshaw

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